St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-29
CURRENT COMMENT,

The impression seems to prevail that the
saloonkeepers have been indicted by the
grand Jury for violating some Sunday liquor
law. On the contrary, the indictments art
brought under a law which prescribes un
necessary labor on Sunday, and read to the
effect that the accused did .wrongfully, anc
publicly sell upon Sunday certain property
not then and there sold as an article of food
drug or medicine" Under this same law
CIV iers of drug stores, cigar stands, news
papers, street cars, ra lroadS, milk men, ETC.,
can be arrested and arraigned as criminals
to be punished by either fine or lmprison
ment- 1t is not appreheDded. however, that
the present grand jury will go to this extent.
, While those holding licenses to sell liquor
have perhaps as good right to keep open
their places of business as the others under
the law the policy of the grand jury, if car
ried into effect without discrimination, might
possibly include In its victims some of the
members of that august body. Wouldn't
that be nice?
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There was no meeting at Harmonic hall last
evening to discuss legislation, for the simple
reason that none had been called and that nc
one outside of the Journal Office had any
idea of such a meeting. The emotional but
| otherwise estimable little evening paper
worked itself into fever heat over this
meeting and fancied the Democrats were
mems meeting. The Democrats are arrang-
ing no public meetings. 1t is true they OPP
pose much of this legislation, and it is true
the workingmen, without regard to party
oppose it, and it is also true that the legisla-
ton is opposed by everybody who believes in
the principle of local self-government. The
Capitalization of power is an old-time Repub-
| ilcan doctrine and the belief that with the
people all power should rest is au older Dem
ocratic principle. AS usual, the masses OF
the people are with the Democrats.
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Josiah Jones visited the GLOBE Office
last night and submitted the following, over
his own signature:
referring to the article in the Journal I
wish to say it is false in every particular
Josiah Jones has not recovered his desk and
chair, nor have paid one cent nor will ever
pay one cent, for their recovery; neither will
I accept of them at the Sands of any Of my
friends who have been led to believe the
woman crazy. through the lies of her cham
pions and have submitted to their hellish de-
mands for money!
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The legislative committee on elections,
after recount Of the vote of the Thirtieth
district, has decided TO seat Capt. S. P. Snider
in the chair now held by Matt Gross and for
which IL. G. Merrill petitioned. By the official
count, as reported by the auditor, Gross led
Snider seventeen votes and Merrill eight
NOLce, duu dS accordingly given his CerClD-
cate. On the recount the vote stood: Mer.
rill, 1896; Snider, 4,692; Gross, 1853. The
committee on elections made it stand:
Snder, 1884; Merrill, 4.68S; Gross, 1888.
| This will be matter of genuine surprise as
Snider had virtually abandoned the contest
and Merrill had just gave in. 1t seems Mer-
rill lost nine votes on Prohibition tickets
which were thrown out because of nc
scratches. One or two on each of the others
went out on account of irregularities, making
the result as above. As it is, the session will
be just half over before a decision is reached
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North Minneapolis citizens, Democrats and
Republicans alike, are adverse to any legisa-
ton that will rob the mayor of the power
which the people invested in him, and will
demonstrate this in coming elections Said
prominent Republican of that section last
evening: IF we are going to have police
commission we might as we'll have no mayor
For one, / do not want to be dictated to by g
commission of that sort. Just because a few
capitalists and fanatics want police commits.
sion. it is no sign that the people want it, and
North Minneapolis will use her best endeav-
ors to prevent her citizens from being robbed
of their franchise
In the senate the other day Senator Sven.
son introduced a friend to Senator O swaId,
who at once struck up an animated CONVERSE
ton. The Bethany home bill came up very
opportunity, and Senator Swenson, who had
gone back to his seat, moved its passage
Senator Oswald happened to hear the words
bethany home" however, and jumped to
his feet just in time to get the bill referred to
the Hennepin delegation.
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